US 12,256,761 B2
Apparatuses and systems for preparing a meat product
Matthew Leung, Richmond, VA (US); Michelle Warner, Redwood City, CA (US); Ryan Edward Vanderpol, Oakland, CA (US); Thomas Pei-Ja Hsiu, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Kathleen Carswell, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Upside Foods, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed by Upside Foods, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/439,503.
Application 17/558,243 is a division of application No. 17/469,680, filed on Sep. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,576,411, issued on Feb. 14, 2023.
Application 18/439,503 is a continuation of application No. 17/558,243, filed on Dec. 21, 2021.
Application 17/469,680 is a continuation of application No. 17/100,705, filed on Nov. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,147,300, issued on Oct. 19, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/938,087, filed on Nov. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0196944 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. C12M 3/00 (2006.01); A23L 13/00 (2016.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/12 (2006.01); C12M 1/26 (2006.01); C12N 5/071 (2010.01)
CPC A23L 13/00 (2016.08) [C12M 21/08 (2013.01); C12M 23/06 (2013.01); C12M 29/06 (2013.01); C12M 33/00 (2013.01); C12N 5/0602 (2013.01); C12N 5/0697 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for growing a cell-based meat product, comprising:
a bioreactor having:
a) an interior cavity,
b) cells,
c) an inlet, and
d) an outlet, wherein:
the inlet is positioned at a first elevation on the bioreactor;
the outlet is positioned at a second elevation on the bioreactor; and
the second elevation is lower than the first elevation; and
wherein the cells are from livestock, poultry, game, or aquatic animal species, are suitable for consumption, and are grown within the interior cavity of the bioreactor.